Automobile radiator



C. WADE-DALTON. AUTOMOBILE RAmAToR.

APFLlCATION FILED APR.16, i920.

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Application led AprilA 16,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that L CYRIL VADE-DALToN, a citizen of the United States, residingat Salem, in the county of Salem and State of New Jersey, have invent-ed certain new and .useful Improvements in an Automobile Radiator, of which the following 'is a specifica.- tion. Y

The inventionY relates to a radiator con-` struction, and more particularly tothe class of automobile radiators for the water coolnsed with internal combustion engines. Y L Y l The primary object of the invention is the provision of a radiator of this character,`

wherein the tubes and l'in's thereof,Y are der tachably secured so that the same can be ing down or entire disassembling of theradiatonthus permitting the easy and quick repairing thereof,v Without skilled labor and thel placing of new parts therein when the occasion demands. Another object of the invention is` the provision of a radiator ofl this character,

`wherein the water tubes lare detachably connected in a novel manner to thetop and'bot- .tom reservoirs, `the bot-tom reservoir being removably fitted in place, and'beingfdetach- ,ableV so-that any one or a number, of the water; tubes `can be removed with dispatch,l the air iins being mounted upon the water( tubes in a ynovel manner. Thus the radiator in its construction, can be readily and easily lassembled and the necessary repairs can be made4 thereto, resultant from thel freezing of the radiator .or other damage thereto, and

fthe necessity of the employment of mechanics skilled in radiatorconstruction for the re- .moval .of Vthe tubes or fins or other parts thereof, or the placingl `of the' same v for. assemblage, vcan be avoided.

`A further object of the invention isv 4the provision of. aradiator of .this character,

between said tubes and reservoirs. A .still further object lof vthe-,invention is the :provision of a radiator of this character,

which possesses simplicity in. construo- V-..I*`ig11re 3 is af'sectional viewwon 1920. semaine. 374,381. -v

- Specicationcf Letters Patent.' ,Patented B13131142; 1922,

TWith these andother objectsvjview, the

invention consists .in theL features ofco-nstruction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, il-lusl trated in the accompanying .Vdrawings, and

- In the accompanyingl drawings:

vention, showing the lsame removed from the sembled within an automoblile.v y A. lFigure 2 isa side elevation.

Figure @L is a sectional Yview ontheline,A l 4 4 of Figurel.

Figure 5 isa fragmentary 'sectional View Yonthe line 5-,5 ofFigure 2.`

pointed out in the claims hereuntozappended.

metal housing, employed therewith whenas-l v Figure 6 Lis a fragmentary .plan view'of the i top ,tubeV plate.

Figure 7 is a y the bottom. tube plate. Y

Figure; 8z'isa bottom: v A the water tubeszofthe radiator;

y.Figure 9is`af lan view fone ofthe lock- 'Y l tubes in thel bottom tubeplate.V Y' Y Y Similar reference Vcharacters indicate. coring rings .for the fastening "ofi the radiator Aresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing..

fraslentelrlpeni rien-f 312111 view of one .0f

Referring to the vdrawings detail, til-1e` Y radiator comprises an upper .or top kreservoir A, 'a lower or bottom reservoir B, the water tubes @arranged between the' same, vwhile fitted Vupon the front and rear` watertubes v C are the air lins D, the upper orftop'reservoir Abeing. formed centrally thereof V.with

11 as usual, `and through this spout isadapta filling spout 10, which has a removablecap ed to be introduced the water. for thepllin'g Lof the radiatorin the ordinary well-@own Vmanner. l The.. upper or top lreservoirfA v1s tted with an `upper tube plat v12,' formed atfits front andopp'osite ends edges withilan upstanding contin'iw'us rim .13, While the Y rear edge of said'` plate is: formed with ai vertical lite-inforcing web 141. The 'reservo-1r" A',

which is preferably made fromI slieetmetah i .Salse-et brama nor; otherwise @merely per tube plate 12. Cn disengaging the up per end 22 of the water tube C from the upper tube plate l2, the said water tube C can be removed by sliding it through the opening 25 in the lower tube plate 16, andY thus disengaging the said watertube.

It is obvious that the necessity of entirely tearing down or disassembling the radiator is eliminated when repairs to the water tubes C or the substitution of new water tubes is required, as the damaged water tube or tubes can be readily removed from the radiator, it being also apparent that other repairs can be made to the radiator when the occasion requires as all parts thereof are separable from each other, and readily accessible.

It is to be understood that the size of the water tube C can be varied and also the radiator in its entirety can be increased or decreased in size to adapt the same to variable types of pleasure o-r commercial automobiles. y Y n A suitable gasket 37 is employed'between the lower or bottom reservoir B and the lower tube plate 16, to avoid any leakage in the jointure of said reservoir and plate.

Changes, variations and modications may be made' in the invention, as come properly within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit ofthe invention or sacricing any of its advantages.

From the foregoing, it is thought thatthe construction and manner of assemblage and disassemblage of the radiator'and the operation thereof will be l`clearly understood and therefore a more extendedy explanation has been omitted.

, What is claimedv is:

l. A radiator construction of the yeharaoter described, comprising top and bottom reservoirs, an upper water tube plate carried by the top reservoir andv having vture hereto. i

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threadedopenngstherein, a bottom water tube plate detachably connected with-the bot-v tom reservoir and having inner non-threaded openings therein, a plurality of water tubes slidable through the non-threaded openings in the bottom plate and having threaded l' upper ends for detachable engagement in the threaded openings in the top plate, de-

tachable countersunk locking means engageable with the bottom plate for securing-the tubes in the non-threaded openings in said' bottom plate, a front and rear series of -in-A upper water tube plate beingl formedwith threaded openings for detachably receiving the `upper threaded ends of said tubes, theV lower water tube Aplate being formed with non-threaded openings for loosely receiving the headedglower'ends of the water tubes,

said lower vwater tube plate'v being` formedr with threaded counter-seats, registering with thenon-threaded openings therein, counter- 'j sunk locking rings detachablyengaging in thel threaded counter-seat to fastenA the head'-AV ed ends of the watervtubes in the lower waterV i tube plate, an upper water reservoir carried by lthe upper tube plate, a removable lower reservoir carried by the lower tube plate, and Va series of independently secured air ns removably connected with certain of the water tubes.

In Ytestimony whereof, I affix sigr'ia-` 

